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<blockquote data-quote="HMFIC" data-source="post: 1846497" data-attributes="member: 7539"><p>If Amazon is going to collect the sales tax, then local and State governments would be a fool to not get on board with some way to make it easy. As it stands right now, I'm sure that they don't get all of what they are due on the "use tax" side of things.</p><p></p><p>I believe that the added tax factor online will only benefit local retailers. The REAL thing that kills local retailers is more and more people deciding for whatever reason to shop online. That can be for a myriad of reasons, none of which are valid in this article.</p><p></p><p>Amazon's free shipping is "super saver" and slow by comparison to other methods... it's not to your door in 4 hours. So that argument in the article is just invalid. The premise that Amazon will open distribution centers closer to metro areas in states that they agree to collect tax does somewhat help the issue, but they will not be able to stock every single center with every single item either.</p><p></p><p>Amazon will not replace brick and mortar stores. They may cut into market share some more for overpriced big box outlets on items which fit the particular mold (like electronics), but it's not realistic to think that we're all going to start clicking to buy just because we might get something a little faster and also have to pay direct tax at the time of purchase on it now. </p><p></p><p>Typically what I see are buyers that either are having a hard time finding certain items in local stores -or- they live in either rural areas where it's quite a drive to the big store -or- they live in a major big tall building metro city type environment and they don't have a Wal-Mart on every corner anyway (or even a car to transport some items).</p><p></p><p></p><p>Ps. I've been an Amazon featured seller for almost 8 years now, so there ya go.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="HMFIC, post: 1846497, member: 7539"] If Amazon is going to collect the sales tax, then local and State governments would be a fool to not get on board with some way to make it easy. As it stands right now, I'm sure that they don't get all of what they are due on the "use tax" side of things. I believe that the added tax factor online will only benefit local retailers. The REAL thing that kills local retailers is more and more people deciding for whatever reason to shop online. That can be for a myriad of reasons, none of which are valid in this article. Amazon's free shipping is "super saver" and slow by comparison to other methods... it's not to your door in 4 hours. So that argument in the article is just invalid. The premise that Amazon will open distribution centers closer to metro areas in states that they agree to collect tax does somewhat help the issue, but they will not be able to stock every single center with every single item either. Amazon will not replace brick and mortar stores. They may cut into market share some more for overpriced big box outlets on items which fit the particular mold (like electronics), but it's not realistic to think that we're all going to start clicking to buy just because we might get something a little faster and also have to pay direct tax at the time of purchase on it now. Typically what I see are buyers that either are having a hard time finding certain items in local stores -or- they live in either rural areas where it's quite a drive to the big store -or- they live in a major big tall building metro city type environment and they don't have a Wal-Mart on every corner anyway (or even a car to transport some items). Ps. I've been an Amazon featured seller for almost 8 years now, so there ya go. [/QUOTE]
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